Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Open All Night' from 1970-1982:
- Bever-Leigh Banfield as Officer Edie (1981-1982)
- Bubba Smith as Robin (1981-1982)
- George Dzundza as Gordon Feester (1981-1982)
- Jay Tarses as Officer Steve (1981-1982)
- Sam Whipple as Terry Hoffmeister (1981-1982)
- Susan Tyrrell as Gretchen Feester (1981-1982)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Open All Night':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses D: Tom Patchett
With Will Mackenzie (FBI Agent), Joe Mantegna (Change), Clyde Phillip Taylor (Dr. Cavanaugh), Billy Curtis (Scott Davis), Jonathan Prince (Shoplifter), Ann Nelson (Old Lady), Gordon Ross (Customer). Debut of a series about the humble proprietor of a 24-hour market who tries to cope with his wife's wacky teenage son and assorted neighborhood weirdos. In the opening episode, Gordon looks for a new night manager for the store. The candidates include his inept stepson, a hostile munchkin and a fugitive from the law.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Ed Vincent D: Will Mackenzie
With Judge Reinhold (Justin), John Herzog (Chameleon), Clyde Phillip Taylor (Dr. Cavanaugh). Terry's handling of several crises persuades Gordon to hire him as the new night manager -- just before Robin returns, expecting to resume his old position.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Sy Rosen D: Will Mackenzie
With Joe Mantegna (Arab), Arthur Malet (Junkman), Paul Willson (Melon Man), Xander Berkeley (Medfly), Teri Landrum (Aspen), Gillian Farrell (Hippie), Elisabeth Chavez (Mother on the Beach). The Feesters' plans for a champagne anniversary celebration go flat when Gordon finds a photo of Gretchen in an old copy of a men's magazine.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Merrill Markoe D: Tom Patchett
With James Gallery (Larry 'Bud' Hoffmeister), Michael Alaimo (Chinchilla Delivery Man), David Letterman (Man in Suit). Terry's real father unexpectedly surfaces, hoping that his son will come live with him.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Carol Gary
With Michael Kearns (Ned), Darian Mathias. While Gretchen bemoans the lack of romance in her marriage, Terry and his girlfriend are so wrapped up in each other that they fail to notice a motorcycle crashing through the window.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Ken Levine, David Isaacs D: Will Mackenzie
With Ian Wolfe (Jogger), Joan Welles (Marion). Fed up with Gordon's abuse, Terry packs his two T-shirts and his pet worms and hits the road to take a job at the Bates Motel.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Ken Levine D: Will Mackenzie
With Michael McGuire, David Paymer (Punker), Joel Brooks (Ross), Cassandra Peterson (Taffy). Gordon responds to repeated robberies by holding tear-gas classes at his home, led by a gung-ho type just back from El Salvador.
Season 1, episode 8
W: Carol Gary D: Tony Singletary
With Bernadette Birkette (Wanda), Phillip R. Allen (Jimbo), Clyde Phillip Taylor (Dr. Cavanaugh). Gretchen is introduced to on-the-job sexual harassment when she goes to work for Gordon's best friend.
Season 1, episode 9
W: Merrill Markoe D: Tony Singletary
With Dick Miller (Ted), Tom McGreevey (Emory Lumpkin), Kres Mersky (Sheila Lumpkin), Dottie Archibald (Nun), Coleen Maloney (Carol), Charles Thomas Murphy (Stan), Joy Rinaldi (Customer). At a convention, Gordon and Gretchen are warned about the very scam that Terry is facing back at the store.
Season 1, episode 10
W: Dennis Danziger, Ellen Sandler D: Thomas McConnell
With Joe Mantegna (Arab), Rick Goldman (Steven. Spielberg), Lionel Smith (George Lucas), Mary Jackson, Art Kassul. Gord~n's parents pay the Feesters a visit, carrying their only necessities: two lawn chairs and an endless supply of cigarettes.
Season 1, episode 11
W: Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox D: Will Mackenzie
With Bernard Behrens (Judge), Max Wright (Zoot), Corey Feldman (Jason Mercer), Alan Haufrect (Sy Rosen), James Staley (Bucky), Lynn Longo (Process Server). Gordon is sued for food poisoning and he hires a one-time prominent attorney who has descended into hard times, attired in top hat and epaulets. (Last show of the series.)